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In 1977, Frances went out on her own as an independent publisher/packager, publishing both under her own name and in co-editions. The firm she founded continued as Frances Lincoln Publishers, based in London, until 2018. In August 2011,
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A story that followed her throughout her career, often passed on from employees to new recruits, was of the staff-walkout and demonstration she headed while at Studio Vista in 1975. This was a protest against redundancies proposed by
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Frances Lincoln married John Nicoll, the author of the first book she had commissioned. Nicoll later headed
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in the United Kingdom. The couple had a son and two daughters. Lincoln died from
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acquired Frances Lincoln Publishers for £4.5 million, making it the
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Children's Book Prize for Illustrated Books, and Lizzy Stewart's
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In 1970, Lincoln started work as an Assistant Editor at the
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Woman of the Year for Services to Multicultural Publishing
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Woman of the Year for Services to Multicultural Publishing
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Frances Lincoln Publishers

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Head Girl
Somerville College
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Greats
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Mr. Nice
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Marshall Cavendish
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Collier Macmillan
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Frances Lincoln Children's Book imprint
Waterstones
Yale University Press
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